... to all of our dear friends!) Between his soft ball practices and games, movies, dinners out, plays, and Costco lunches, he has stayed happy and busy. I can't wait to get home to the love of my life, our four legged "kids", our home, and our friends!

I have to go and keep packing…six months on the Mainland has resulted in way too much shopping! Love to you all and a hui hoū!

... different hotels (I should be proud…those who know me well, know what a physical challenge that is for me). We visited 8 national parks, a national monument and a national memorial. And we arrived home in good spirits and happy to be back, but planning yet another trip for next year.

As for my goals…

I wanted to go to all of the contiguous states I had yet to visit. Goal accomplished. I have now been ...

... we were. So we watched for a long time. The turtle would rise up a little to lay some eggs, use her front legs to push the sand backwards, pat the sand with her hind legs over the eggs, and move a few inches. This was repeated over and over. Eventually, she waddled back into the ocean.

Female turtles may nest an average of four egg clutches during a breeding season ...